NEW PHILIPPINE FISHES FOWLER 



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Ti/pe.—U.S.^M. no. 98888. D. 5656. Olang Point, N. 67° W., 

 14.5 miles (lat. 3°17'40" S., long. 120°36'45" E.), Gulf of Boni, 

 Celebes, Dutch East Indies. In 484 fathoms. December 19, 1909. 

 Length 244 mm. 



Known only from the type. 



(Named for Malaya.) 



H.W.F. del. 



Figure 6. — Bathysaurops malayanus, new genus, new species. Type. 



H.W.F.del. 



Figure 7. — Bathyclupea meyaceps, new species. Type. 



Family BATHYCLUPEIDAE 

 Genus BATHYCLUPEA Alcock 



BATHYCLUPEA MEGACEPS, new species 



Figure 7 



Depth 3% to 41/4; head 21/0 to 24^, width 22/5 to 21/2. Snout to 

 orbit 3% to 3% in head from snout tip; orbit 21/2 to 2%, greatly 

 exceeds snout or interorbital ; eye 3 to 31/5 in head ; maxillary reaches 

 % to Yq in orbit, length 2l^ to 2^/2 in head from snout tip; teeth 

 in villiform bands above, with outer series uniformly and slightly 

 enlarged; lower teeth single row of small, uniform conic teeth; inter- 

 orbital 5l^ to 5%, low, nearly level. Gill rakers 3 + 13, lanceolate, 3 

 in orbit; gill filaments 4^ of gill rakers. 



